This dataset, ehec_infections_df, is a data frame containing the weekly number of reported EHEC/HUS infections in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) from January 2001 to May 2013.
Usage
data(ehec_infections_df)Format
A data frame with 646 observations and 3 variables:
- year
Numeric variable indicating the calendar year of observation
- week
Numeric variable indicating the calendar week (1 to 52 or 53)
- cases
Numeric variable representing the number of reported EHEC/HUS cases
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'ehec_infections_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the infectiousR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.